Am I stupid, or is it my compiler?

This is a discussion on Am I stupid, or is it my compiler? within the Windows Programming forums, part of the Platform Specific Boards category; What's wrong with this code? I DID declare the variable!
--------------------Configuration: Password - Win32 Debug--------------------
Compiling...
PasswordChange.cpp
C:\...\...\...etc...\PasswordChange.cpp(72) :
error ...